Lobby organisation
Rio Tinto
Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Rio Tinto appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“Rio Tinto is a mining and metals company operating in around 36 countries around the world. Our purpose finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Our three product groups bring this purpose to life: Iron ore, Copper, Aluminium & Lithium. These are complemented by our Growth & Innovation and Commercial groups, as well as our service and…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 12 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | Hildegard Bentele | CRM Policy |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Valérie Hayer | Politique commerciale de l'UE |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Andreas Glück | Environment Policy |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Hildegard Bentele | Critical Raw Materials |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Hildegard Bentele | Critical Raw Materials |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Giorgio Gori | Energy prices, CBAM, Green porducts |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Kathleen van Brempt | Europese competitiviteit en strategische autonomie voor kritieke materialen |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Daniele Polato | Meeting about mining industry |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Radan Kanev | Policy perspectives- Clean Industrial Deal, competitiveness, decarbonisation, strategic autonomy, environment |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Pascal Canfin | CRMA |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Borys Budka | Critical Raw Materials |
| 12 Dec 2023 | Hildegard Bentele | Critical Raw Materials Act |
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